What is CVE-2014-10068?

CVE-2014-10068 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Inert Node Module, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2014-10068?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in HackerOne Inert Node Module

CVE-2014-10068

The inert directory handler in inert node module before 1.1.1 always allows files in hidden directories to be served, even when `showHidden` is false.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-05-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: -0.000

Affected products

HackerOne Inert Node Module — versions <1.1.1
Hapi Inert

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

github.com/hapijs/inert/pull/15 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/hapijs/inert/commit/e8f99f94da4cb08e8032eda984761c3f111e3e82 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
nodesecurity.io/advisories/14 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-10068?: CVE-2014-10068 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Inert Node Module, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2014-10068?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.